Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 152130
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 152200-161000
OUTLOOK...161000-162200
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ATLANTIC S OF 32N W OF 57W...CARIBBEAN...GULF OF MEXICO BTN 22N
AND 24N.
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ALL WNDS SFC. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR
CONDS. SFC TO 400MB.
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SYNOPSIS...A QUASI-STNRY FNT REMAINS ACRS THE NRN PTN OF THE ATLC
SWRN NEW YORK FIR ALG AND NR 30N. GALE FORCE E TO SE WNDS TO
OCCUR N OF THE FNTL BNDRY. A SFC LOW ALG THE FNT NR 32N77W IS
FCST TO STRENGTHEN OVR THE NXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND HAS POT TO DVLP
INTO A TC. ANOTHER AREA OF LO PRESS WAS NOTD ALG THE STNRY FNT NR
31N65W WITH CNVTV ACT ONGOING. WDLY SCT TO SCT CNVTV ACT TO CONT
ACRS THE NRN PTNS OF THE ATLC SWRN NEW YORK AND MIAMI FIRS THRU
THE FCST PD. THE STNRY FNT CONT THRU CNTRL FL AND ACRS THE GULF
CST FM THE FL PANHANDLE THRU LA. A SFC TROF REMAINS OVR THE CNTRL
GLFMEX WHICH IS ALLOWING ISOL TSRA AND SHRA TO CONT ACRS THE
CNTRL AND SRN GLFMEX. ISOL TO WDLY SCT CNVTN WILL CONT ACRS MUCH
OF THE CARIB. THE ITCZ IS CURRENTLY REACHING INTO THE SRN PTNS OF
THE PIARCO FIR AND WILL ENHANCE CNVTN IN THIS AREA. THERE ARE
ALSO TWO TRPCL WVS...ONE NR 70W S OF 20N AND ANOTHER NR 80W S OF
20N BOTH MOVG W AT 10KT. FRESH TO STG ELY WNDS XPCD ACRS THE
S-CNTRL CARIB.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
SCT025 SCT040. OCNL BKN025 TOP FL180. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR
NW 23N76W TO 28N60W LN...SCT020 BKN040 TOP ABV FL240.
  OCNL BKN020. WDLY SCT TO SCT SHRA. ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA.
 N 30N...WND E-SE 20-30G35KT.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA...WND N 30N.
RMNDR...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. ISOL TSRA N 22N.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA...TSRA N 22N.
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SAN JUAN FIR
E 65W...SCT020 TO SKC. OTLK...VFR.
RMNDR...SCT020. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR ISOL SHRA.
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WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
S 16N AND E 65W...SCT020 SCT040 OCNL BKN020 TOP ABV FL240.
  SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OCNL WND E 20KT.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT025. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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CURACAO FIR...NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR
SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN CI ABV. ISOL SHRA. OCNL WND E 20KT.
OTLK...VFR SHRA WND.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
SCT020 OCNL BKN025 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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NRN PANAMA FIR
W OF 79W...SCT020 OCNL BKN025 TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA.
  ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
E OF 79W...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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KINGSTON FIR...HABANA FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
ISLANDS...SCT020 OCNL BKN020 TOP ABV FL240.
  WDLY SCT TO SCT SHRA/TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA...TSRA TIL 07Z.
WTRS...SCT020 OCNL BKN020. TOP ABV FL240. WDLY SCT SHRA.
  ISOL TSRA OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...150-160 NW TO 170 SE.
  CARIB AND SRN GLFMEX...165-170.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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